“Many of the things that have happened in the laboratory have happened in ways it would have been impossible to foresee, but not impossible to plan for in a sense. I do not think Dr. Whitney deliberately plans his serendipity but he is built that way; he has the art-an instinctive way of preparing himself by his curiosity and by his interest in people and in all kinds of things and in nature, so that the things he learns react on one another and thereby accomplish things that would be impossible to foresee and plan.”
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Irving Langmuir
American physicist, chemist, and engineer, known for his contributions to surface chemistry, atomic theory, and electronics. He received his Bachelor of Science in Physics from Columbia University in 1903 and his Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1907. During his tenure at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Langmuir made significant contributions to surface chemistry and physical chemistry, including the formulation of the Langmuir adsorption theory. His research had a profound impact on modern industry and science. more
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